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41Candide and Other Works (2014)
Voltaire was the nom de plume of Francois-Marie Aroue, an 18th-century philopsopher of the Age of Enlightenment. Candide, a biting satire on the naive view of the world prevalent during his lifetime… 222 руб42The Signature of All Things , Gilbert Elizabeth (2014)
In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure and discovery. Spanning much of the eighteenth and… 1079 руб43The Signature of All Things , Gilbert Elizabeth (2005)
A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth… 1293 руб44More precious than gold: Treasures of the Polish National Library , Halina Tchorzewska-Kabata (2000)
National book collections not only document the history of nations and societies, but they also provide an important commentary on their intellectual achievements and participation in universal… 750 руб45A History of Travel , Winfried Loschburg (1979)
The history of travel dates back to the early epochs of Man. It covers the first trading ventures, the tourist traffic in ancient Homo, pilgramages, travelling scholars, strolling players, travelling… 560 руб46The Marquis De Sade , Phillips John (2005)
Were it not for the Marquis de Sade's explicit use of language and complete disregard for the artificially constructed taboos of a religious morality he despised, the novelty and profundity of his… 493 руб47Magic , Davies Owen (2012)
Defining'magic'is a maddening task. Over the last century numerous philosophers, anthropologists, historians, and theologians have attempted to pin down its essential meaning, sometimes analysing it… 493 руб48Lincoln , Allen C. Guelzo (2009)
Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the… 493 руб49Exploration , Stewart Angas Weaver (2015)
For as long as there have been civilizations, there has been the urge to venture outside of them, either in search of other civilizations or in search of novelty. Exploration: A Very Short… 493 руб50Revolutions , Jack A. Goldstone (2014)
From 1789 in France to 2011 in Cairo, revolutions have shaken the world. In their pursuit of social justice, revolutionaries have taken on the assembled might of monarchies, empires, and… 493 руб
